Acanthobrama thisbeae, Freyhof & Ozulug, 2014

Freyhof, JÖrg, Yoğurtçuoğlu, Baran, Jouladeh-Roudbar, Arash & Kaya, Cüneyt, 2025, Handbook of Freshwater Fishes of West Asia, De Gruyter : 281

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https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111677811

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17820140

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scientific name

Acanthobrama thisbeae
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Acanthobrama thisbeae View in CoL

Common name. Ceyhan bream.

Diagnosis. Distinguished from other species of Acantho-

brama by: ○ pharyngeal teeth in one row / ○ 76−89 total lat-

eral-line scales / ○ 8½ branched dorsal rays / ○ flank scales

with crenulated posterior margin / ○ 14–16½ branched anal

rays / ○ last unbranched dorsal ray slender and short / ○

length of last unbranched dorsal ray 62–75 % of body depth

at dorsal origin. Size up to 174 mm SL.

Distribution. Türkiye: Ceyhan and Orontes drainages.

Habitat. Large lowland rivers and reservoirs.

Biology. No data.

Conservation status. LC; not seen since 1997 in Orontes.

Further reading. Freyhof & Özuluğ 2014 (description).

Lower parts of large rivers such as Ceyhan in Türkiye, are the major habitat for some Acanthobrama species. Acanthobrama tricolor ; Damascus basin, Syria; ~ 100 mm SL. © H. Esterbauer.

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